Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VER-MI'CU-LAR, a. [L. vermiculus, a little worm, from, vermin, a worm.]

Pertaining to a worm; resembling a worm; particularly, resembling the motion of a worm; as, the vermicular motion of the intestines, called also peristaltic. Cyc. Vermicular or vermiculated work, in sculpture, a sort of ornament consisting of frets or knots in Mosaic pavements, winding and representing the tracks of worms.